Proverbi 15:27

27 Chi è dato a cupidigia dissipa la sua casa; Ma chi odia i presenti viverà.

Proverbi 15:27 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 15:27

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house
Or "that covets a covetousness" ^F20, an evil one, as in ( Habakkuk 2:9 ) ; that seeks riches by unlawful means, that gathers the mammon of falsehood, or unrighteousness, as the Targum; he entails a curse and brings ruin and destruction upon his family; the Septuagint and Arabic versions are, he "destroys himself"; or "his own soul", as the Syriac version; it may be understood of a man that is over anxious and eager to be rich, and hurries on business, and gives his servants no proper time for food and rest; (See Gill on Proverbs 11:29); but he that hateth gifts shall live;
that rejects them with abhorrence, when offered to bribe him to pervert judgment, or to do an unjust thing; otherwise gifts may be lawfully received from one friend by another; the sin is when they are given and taken for the sake of doing what is base and sinful; and a man that shakes his hand from receiving gifts on such a basis, he and his family shall prosper and increase in worldly things; and, doing this from a right principle of grace, shall live comfortably in a spiritual sense, and thrive and flourish in his soul, and live an eternal life hereafter; see ( Psalms 16:5 Psalms 16:6 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (eub euwb) "appetens concupiscentiam", Montanus; "qui avaritiam inhiat" Tigurine version; "concupiscens concupiscentiam", Vatablus.

Proverbi 15:27 In-Context

25 Il Signore spianta la casa de’ superbi; Ma stabilisce il confine della vedova.

26 I pensieri malvagi son cosa abbominevole al Signore; Ma i detti che gli son piacevoli sono i puri.

27 Chi è dato a cupidigia dissipa la sua casa; Ma chi odia i presenti viverà.

28 Il cuor del giusto medita ciò che ha da rispondere; Ma la bocca degli empi sgorga cose malvage.

29 Il Signore è lontano dagli empi; Ma egli esaudisce l’orazione de’ giusti.